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Marshall Napier
Born
James Marshall Napier

(1951-10-22)22 October 1951
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Died14 August 2022(2022-08-14) (aged 70)
Canberra, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, graphic artist
Children3, including Jessica
RelativesJames Napier Robertson (nephew)

James Marshall Napier (22 October 1951 – 14 August 2022) was a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist. He is known for a succession of strong supporting roles in Australasian films and television shows. He has also had a notable stage career.

Biography

Napier grew up in the city of Lower Hutt and was educated at Hutt Valley High School. He is the father of James Reuben Napier, actress Jessica Napier, and Rose Napier. He is the uncle of film director James Napier Robertson.[1]

Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as a labourer, factory hand, and truck driver. He also spent a year studying graphic design at the Wellington Polytechnic. He landed his first professional acting job in 1975, at Wellington's Downstage Theatre.

In 1988, he moved with his wife and two young children to Australia, hoping to further his acting career. He soon became an established name in film, theatre, and television. His play Freak Winds has been performed in Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada; other plays have been broadcast on Australia's ABC radio.

Napier died from brain cancer on 14 August 2022 in Canberra at the age of 70.[2]

Theatre

A partial list of his theatre credits follows.

For Sydney Theatre Company:

For Belvoir Theatre:

For Melbourne Theatre Company:

For Old Fitzroy Theatre:

  • Freak Winds – Ernest
  • Angel City – Wheeler
  • The Schelling Point – Kubrick

For Q Theatre:

For Darlinghurst Theatre:

For Griffin Theatre:

Other:

His play Freak Winds was produced in 2006 in New York's Upper West Side.[5]

Partial filmography

Movies

Television series

Activism

In 2002, he and his daughter, Jessica Napier, won $64,000 in the Australian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for a South Australian animal rights group. Both are animal rights supporters and vegetarians.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Marshall Napier". Smurcher's Guide. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  2. ^ Cartwright, Lexie (15 August 2022). "McLeod's Daughters actor Marshall Napier dies aged 70". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The Present, Starring Cate Blanchett, Ends Broadway Run March 19". Playbill. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ Blake, Jason (22 February 2013). "No regrets as actor races to save day". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  5. ^ Coultan, Mark (5 April 2006). "A little play's battle to make it in the Big Apple". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  6. ^ IMDb
  7. ^ City Homicide: Meet the Cast – Marshall Napier
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